Court records depositions against Hasina, others in Purbachal plot scam

A Dhaka court on Wednesday recorded the depositions of 10 prosecution witnesses against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 46 others in three separate plot scam cases of Purbachal new town project, reports BSS.

Judge of the Special Court-5 of Dhaka Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun recoded the depositions in connection with the three cases filed under the anti corruption act, said Public Prosecutor (PP) of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Mir Ahmmed Ali Salam.

The court also fixed next date of the case on September 30 for recording depositions of other witnesses, the ACC PP added. Three prosecution witnesses gave depositions in the case filed against 12 persons including Sheikh Hasina.

Four prosecution witnesses gave their statements in the case against 17 people including Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajib Wazed Joy.

Three prosecution witnesses gave depositions against 18 persons including Sheikh Hasina and her daughter Saima Wazed Putul.

The prosecution witnesses who submitted their statements are- Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Zakir Hussain, senior officer of the Sonali Bank, Ganobhaban branch Riyad Mahmud, personal officer of the Chief Adviser's office Mohammad Osman Gani and accounts assistant of Dhaka South City Corporation Nayem Hossain Khan.

ACC Deputy Director Salah Uddin filed the case against eight people including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on January 14 on charge of taking a plot of 10 katha land in Purbachal new town project by misusing power.